We're very lucky.
Jack is the sort of child
we all assume we'll have
when we decide to have children,
and the sort of child
less experienced parents
congratulate themselves for.January and February 2004
March and April 2004
May and June 2004
July and August 2004
September and October 2004
November and December 2004
Blogs we read:
Sunday, May. 09, 2004 - (Dad)
The Communicator- another chapter.
Jack is a remarkable boy.
He makes his needs known in no uncertain terms, and yet he is content as soon as we make a move towards meeting them. He has always been this way. He was only days old when I noticed that pattern, and it has been that way consistently in his life so far.
The other day, (actually, his birthday) he awoke inconsolable. At first, I thought he had just startled himself in his sleep and woke prematurely.
As the minutes rolled on and the crying intensified, I realized something more serious was up. Jack was in pain.
I gave him some Tylenol (paracetemol) which calmed him a little, however it was not going to be enough at this point and he knew it.
I sat down with him and attended to some stuff on my computer, he grabbed my beard to get my full attention and then protested at the pain.
I looked at him closely with an expression of concerned inquiry, and touched my hand to my mouth for a moment, and then to my ear. (I needed to know whether this was a toothache or a return of his ear infection.) He looked at me for a moment, grabbed my hand, and put it to my mouth.
I confirmed this with him by touching his mouth, which drew a sharp negative response, and touching his ear, which drew a deliberate relaxed and calm response.
I located the Ora-gel (oral topical anaesthetic) and he nodded enthusiastically. I applied some to my finger and he opened his mouth and moved his gum so I would get the right spot. I applied a second dab to the same spot.
He grumbled for a half minute more as the anaesthetic took effect, but was fine after that.
I don't recall either of my older children being that communicative at such a young age. It may well be that they were, and I was just too thick to pick it up.
Nevertheless, I find this remarkable.
Take Care
Rod
